Floral support



May 17, 1927. 1,629,112

F. D. M DONALD v FLORAL SUPPORT Filiad May 8. 1925 Patented May 1 7 1927 UNITED stres- FREDERICK n. MAcnoNALn, or MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin.

. FLORAL, snrro'n'r.

Application filed May 8,

This invention relates to floral supports 7 ftorcontainers of" the basket or othertype.

Objects of this invention are to provide a" floral support which'may be slipped intothe tapered container, which will engage. the

inner walls thereof in a very secure manner,

and which will provide a plurality of'open' spaces for the receptionot' the stems'of flowers.

'Further objects support in which the cross wires are very securely anchored in the peripheral rimin a 1 ,novel and efficacious manner, and in which I Referringto the drawings it will be seen that the floral support comprises a. ring 1 which is contoured to'fit the container 2, as shown in Figure 1. This ring is continuous and is provided with a plurality of notches 3 which receive the ends of the Wires has shownvin Figures 2 and 3. I These wires are firmly seated in the notches and are prefer ably crimped and arranged in an alternately crossed relation, as shown in Flgures 1 and 2. Thereafter, each of the several joints is shouldered and a very secure and rigid structure is provided. Preferably, the wires are crimped, as shown in Figure 1, so as to prevent slipping of the flower stems ineach of the several squaresand also to materially improve the ornamental appearance of the device. 7 Y

It is to be noted that the wires are crimped between each two of the crossing points so as to provide a wavy or crimped formation of each of the several stretches of wires. The wires not only pass below each other alternately, but also are individually are to provide a floral 1925. Serial No. 28,838.

e ,E CE*Q crimped, as stated, between-each two cross- 7 ing pointsf'In addition to this, itisv to be I noted particularly from Figures 1 and 3 that the top of the ring isflush withthetop of the-Wires. This avoidsany upward pro-' 1 ectmg portion of the wires. This constructionis desirable for the reason thatthe up.-

war dly projecting portions; of the wires in devices of this type are, frequently bent outwardly'and interfere with theaccurate seat-' i mg of tlie'ring within a vessel or basket; I The device 15 ornamented-by enamel, paint orcsimilar decoration; and is preferably colored toharmonize withthe foliage of the flowers. It is positioned within the conand, as is well known, these 0on1 tainers usuallyhave tapered wa'lls. The'de tainer vice is thus wedged between the tapered walls and securelyheld in position, the strain a being'borne by the peripheral rim 1' and the joints for'the wires beingrelieved of the strain.

It will. be seen, therefore, that a very" simple type of flower support has been pro- V vided which is extremely simple and strong in construction although of light weight, andis of attractive and pleasing appearance.

- Although the invention has been described 7 in considerabledetail,it. is tofbeunderstood that the inventlon may bejvariously em bodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as (claimed.

I claim:

V floral'supportfor removablepos'ition mg within a container and comprising a metal band having a notched upper edge, a-

plurality of wires having their ends secured in said notches, saidwires crossing;

each other to form a plurality of apertures for the reception of stems of flowers, the wires between each-two crossing points being crimped.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing" I have hereuntoset my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. I

' FREDERICK D. MACDONALD. 

